Happy Days Childcare

Analysis

Happy Days Childcare is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Happy Days Childcare reported income of £182k and spending of £170k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £130k to £182k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Happy Days Childcare sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Badger Pre-School (£182k), The Cirencester Community Development Trust Ltd. (£182k) and The Garden Pre-School (£182k).